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MedBytes

By Elliott B. Oppenheim
April 01, 2003

HIPAA represents the government's broad attempt to safeguard medical records in the electronic era. HIPAA standards arose through the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, at 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164 as part of Health Insurance Reform: Security Standards, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. This final rule adopts standards for the security of electronic protected health information to be implemented by health plans, health care clearinghouses, and certain health care providers.

The use of the security standards will improve Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health programs, private health programs, and the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care industry in general by establishing a level of protection for certain electronic health information. This final rule implements some of the requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

The effective date was April 21, 2003. Covered entities, with the exception of small health plans, must comply with the requirements of this final rule by April 21, 2005. Small health plans must comply by April 21, 2006.

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